COVID update: India surpasses Russia as third worst hit country

Jul 05, 2020

New Delhi, July 05 (ANI): India surpassed Russia with highest ever single-day spike of 24,850 cases. India’s tally now stands at 6,73,165, next to only US and Brazil. India continues to witness rise in COVID cases, however, recovery rate has also improved nationwide. The number of recovered cases among COVID-19 patients has risen to 4,09,082, taking the national recovery rate to 60.77%. On July 05, 9,873 RTPCR tests and 13,263 rapid antigen tests were conducted in Delhi. 2,244 new COVID cases and 63 deaths were reported in national capital, taking the total cases to 99,444. Maharashtra reported 6,555 new COVID-19 cases and 151 deaths today, taking total number to 2,06,619. While, in southern part, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka reported 4,150 and 1,925 fresh cases respectively. Total number of cases in Tamil Nadu stands at 1,11,151 while Karnataka recorded 23,474. Total number of cases in Tamil Nadu stands at 1,11,151 while Karnataka recorded 23,474